From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 14 16:23:51 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D2BD16A400 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:23:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45ED013C428 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:23:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l1EGLxkD060222; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:21:59 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l1EGLxVA060221; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:21:59 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:21:59 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Questions Message-ID: <20070214162159.GC60040@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <1159.192.168.1.2.1171417443.squirrel@mail.totaldiver.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1159.192.168.1.2.1171417443.squirrel@mail.totaldiver.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:23:51 -0000 Howdy, > Hello, > This weekend I purchased a laptop with a core2duo processor. The laptop > came with windows Vista premier. Due to some applications that I require, > removing Vista and installing FreeBSD is not an issue. (Please leave the > Vista/Microsoft flames at the door) > > When I install FreeBSD/i386, I can then install grub (instead of > FreeBSD's bootloader) and I can have grub "chainload" the Vista > bootloader. All works fine. > > However, when I try FreeBSD/amd64, grub won't compile (it's architecture > is forced to i386 only in the Makefile. I haven't dug into why, but I'm > confident there is a reason. Obviously, grub becomes a non-option. Gag > has the same limitation of being i386 only. Do you really need to use Grub to replace the FreeBSD MBR? I haven't had my hands on Vista yet - in no hurry either - but I think it should boot Vista OK. I've use it for several other MS versions from Win-95 - Win 2K - Xp-Pro and it works just fine. I haven't heard that any low level boot code (at the level the MBR works) has been changed in Vista, though I haven't been out looking yet either. I would be interested to know if they have changed the BIOS to MBR to boot sector handoff specs if something has happened to it. ////jerry > Has anyone successfully been able to dual boot Vista + FreeBSD/amd64? I'm > eager to have both on the laptop, however I've spent the entire weekend > scouring google, and reinstalling both freebsd (i386 and amd64 versions) > and have reinstalled vista at least 8 times. > > I've already thought about using the windows bootloader, but Vista has > done away with NTLDR/boot.ini in favor of "BCD". editing BCD seems > non-trivial at best, and frankly I'm getting tired of reinstalling OS's; > so I thought I'd ask around instead of reinventing the wheel. > > > Thank you in advance for any advice, or input. Also thanks in advance for > leaving the irrelevant MS hatred out of the thread. > > - Jeff Palmer > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >